When materials are compressed, their atoms are forced into unusual arrangements that do not normally exist under everyday ...

A new sensor detects helium leaks by monitoring how sound waves propagate through a topological material – no chemical ...

Scientists may have found a material "more remarkable" than graphene that presents a wealth of medical potential. Borophene is thinner, more conductive, lighter and stronger than graphene. Scientists ...

A new magnetic material called a p-wave magnet uses helical electron spin patterns that deflect electric current, enabling smaller and more efficient computer chips. (Nanowerk News) Magnetism, as we ...

"This work emphasizes the importance of understanding sequence-structure-property relationships," said senior Carlson Nguyen, a biosciences major and second author of the study. "By identifying how ...

Researchers studied a potassium cobalt arsenate honeycomb, uncovering magnetic behaviors that may lead to quantum spin ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new type of transistor structure, invented by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has broken the 600 gigahertz speed barrier. The goal of a terahertz ...

Plutonium has captured the attention of scientists since its discovery in the early 1940s. This enigmatic element has an important role to play in emerging energy technologies like nuclear batteries ...

Resembling the interlocking links in chainmail, novel nanoscale material is incredibly strong and flexible. The interlocked material contains 100 trillion mechanical bonds per 1 square centimeter -- ...